On 21 and 22 May, 170 students from across the EELISA alliance brought their research to the School of Industrial Engineering at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Papers, presentations, and months of work distilled into two days of pitches, jury sessions, and conversations. Noelia Rodríguez Rodríguez, a Telecommunications Engineering student at UPM and one of EELISA’s…
From 26 to 28 November, Mines Paris – PSL hosted the Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Challenge as part of the PSL Week, bringing together 35 students from across the EELISA network. Combining academic exploration, field-based learning, and an international hackathon, the programme offered a hands-on approach to tackling environmental challenges through interdisciplinary and intercultural collaboration. This…
Science thrives when diverse perspectives, experiences, and talents come together. Yet across Europe and beyond, many people still face barriers to fully participating in higher education, research, innovation, and academic life. Led jointly by the EELISA Communication Network and the EELISA Gender Equality and Diversity workgroup with the support of the EELISA Student Council, Science Has No Labels is an awareness campaign…
To mark the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (IDWGS), EELISA hosted its 5th Roundtable, bringing together colleagues from across the Alliance to reflect on how universities can advance gender equality, diversity, and inclusion through concrete institutional practices. The session, titled “From local action to European Impact: advancing gender equality, diversity, and inclusion…
As a student representative for the European Engineering Learning Innovation and Science Alliance (EELISA) at Istanbul Technical University, I had the privilege of representing our alliance at the European Universities Student Ambassador Forum (EUSAF) 2025, hosted by the SGH Warsaw School of Economics in Poland. The experience went far beyond a typical conference, it was…
18 November Evening – Welcome Social Activity for EELISA Students DAY 1 – 19 November 9:00 – 9:30 Welcome & registration 9:30 – 10:00 Opening Session Welcome to EELISA. Students at EELISA. Introduction of event objectives, structure and working methods and expected outcomes. 10:00 – 11:00 …
In summer 2025, the SSERIES (Science for a Sustainable Envision of Reality and Information for an Engaged Society) EELISA Community hosted the Gamified Education for Next International University Students (GENIUS) wich culminated with a Final International Event in Madrid, bringing together students and faculty from four major technical universities — BUCHAREST (UPB), BUDAPEST (BME), MADRID…
What does it mean to innovate for a better world? #EEnovators are not just innovators. They are changemakers rooted in EELISA values: Sustainability, Collaboration, Impact for society, Ethics, Diversity & Inclusion. They can be students creating prototypes in labs, researchers founding socially-driven startups, and young professionals pushing for ethical tech—all working towards a more just,…
This year, EELISA proudly joined the global celebration of International Women in Engineering Day (INWED) on June 23, under the theme “Together in Engineering” — a message that resonates with the spirit of our transnational alliance. To mark this occasion, we launched a special joint EELISA-wide social media campaign that showcased the voices and visions…
In early April 2025, the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) opened its doors to students from across the EELISA network for a weekend of diplomacy, debate, and discovery at the latest edition of UPMMUN—a Model United Nations conference, on this edition supported through the 3rd EELISA Joint Call. Participants from diverse academic backgrounds took on…